Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near El Sobrante, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Sobrante was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 941 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 123
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 21 km (13 mi) ESE of El Sobrante, CA
Reported felt: 496 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 4 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 3 km (2 mi) SW of El Sobrante, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) WNW of El Sobrante, CA Sep 26, 2026
6:21 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (7 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) NE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) W of El Sobrante, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.5 23 km (14 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) S of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.9 21 km (13 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) W of El Sobrante, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) ESE of El Sobrante, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 15, 2026
2:17 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) E of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1 Jun 9, 2026
1:52 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 7, 2026
8:56 am PDT
3.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1,756 Jun 7, 2026
8:37 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 7, 2026
4:19 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA May 27, 2026
6:01 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1 May 27, 2026
1:23 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA May 26, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA May 26, 2026
9:27 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA May 26, 2026
9:24 pm PDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA May 26, 2026
9:11 pm PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 2 May 26, 2026
7:34 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SSE of El Sobrante, CA · felt by 1 May 26, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) S of El Sobrante, CA May 17, 2026
9:25 am PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are El Sobrante time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Sobrante are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is El Sobrante; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of El Sobrante; the five largest:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 34 km SW of El Sobrante 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 26 km N of El Sobrante 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 49 km ESE of El Sobrante 1980
5.4 South of Elmira, California · 50 km NE of El Sobrante 1902
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 38 km SSW of El Sobrante 1957

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Concord fault, 20 km from its surface trace
Rodgers Creek fault, 22 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Pinole 3 km · East Richmond Heights 4 km · San Pablo 5 km · Rodeo 7 km · El Cerrito 7 km · Kensington 8 km · Crockett 11 km · Berkeley 12 km

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